Judge blocks Trump rule expected to cut food stamps from nearly 700,000 – By Sommer Brokaw (UPI) / March 14 2020
March 14 (UPI) — A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration rule from going into effect next month that was expected to cut food stamps for nearly 700,000 people.
The new federal rule would place stricter requirements on state’s award of Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the food stamp program.
Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court in Washington said SNAP was a “cornerstone” of the “effort to reduce hunger — and hunger’s adverse effects on health, educational achievement, and housing security,” in an opinion issued Friday.
“Nearly 700,000 would lose their benefits,” she wrote in her opinion, regarding the impact of the stringent requirements under the federal rule set to take effect in April. “Especially now, as a global pandemic poses widespread health risks, guaranteeing that government officials at both the federal and state levels have flexibility and state levels have flexibility to address the nutritional needs of residents and ensure their well-being through programs like SNAP, is essential.”
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